CN1208304A - Image information inputting apparatus and method - Google Patents

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CN1208304A
CN1208304A CN98116224A CN98116224A CN1208304A CN 1208304 A CN1208304 A CN 1208304A CN 98116224 A CN98116224 A CN 98116224A CN 98116224 A CN98116224 A CN 98116224A CN 1208304 A CN1208304 A CN 1208304A
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Provided is an image information inputting apparatus and method capable of using an operational environment same as or better than an operational environment for a locally connected scanner even if for a shared scanner connected to a network. The image information inputting apparatus comprises an image inputting unit for antecedently inpuuting images, a temporary storage unit for temporary storing the inputted images, a property management unit for managing property information of the images, an image selecting unit for allowing a user to select a desired image by displaying the stored images at an image request location based on the property information, and an image transmission unit for selecting an image and transmitting the image to the image request location via the network based on a request of the image request location.

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Image information inputting apparatus and method
The present invention relates to image information inputting apparatus and method,, also can adopt image information inputting apparatus and method with the equal above operating environment of the scanner that is connected with local network particularly for the total scanner that is connected with network.
In the past, as the work of office, used scanner input image information fulfillment databaseization or be very general as the needs that document utilizes again.
Usually, when this situation, scanner is connected with microcomputer (PC), direct control PC or workbench (WS) are a lot of with the purposes of image information input scanner.
But this type of service is fine when individual-specific scanner, but in the purposes of handling a large amount of image/documents, costs an arm and a leg, and a plurality of user is total at a high speed, high performance scanner and using, and this requirement also is very urgent.
In the past, in this case, each user was that PC or the workbench that connects to it carries out input operation before usually, used transmission someway or taking-up data to take on the machine of oneself and used.
In contrast, recently, developed scanner (the ヒ ュ-レ ッ ト-バ ッ カ-De society: ス キ ャ Application ジ ェ ッ ト 4Si) of the direct type of network.
But, when using the scanner of the direct type of this network, on Pc, also need special-purpose application program, can not directly use PC to go up original scanner application program.
In addition, when using the scanner of the direct type of this network, in the moment and the moment of utilizing scanner of image input, the attribute of finding input picture is when for example the concentration etc. of size and resolution, color is inconsistent, just must import again etc., use the scanner that directly is connected, just not have big like this problem with the PC of oneself, when using the scanner of the direct type of network, operating aspect is then very numerous and diverse using.
The present invention is exactly in view of the above problems and proposes, and its purpose is to provide for the total scanner that is connected with network and also can adopts with the equal above operating environment of the scanner that is connected with local network, use scanner input image information fulfillment databaseization or the image information inputting apparatus and the method for the needs of the purposes of a large amount of image/document of satisfied processing when utilizing again as document as being operated in of office.
According to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, manage the attributes of images information's attribute management unit of this temporary storage, allow when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and from above-mentioned temporary, to select by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection by the user.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit is allowed by the user from selecting the selected cell of desirable image and judge that according to predefined benchmark input time is up-to-date by the time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit the memory image by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground, some in the oldest and fixed time scope and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell according to the kind of information of the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, allow by the user by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document and from memory image, to select the selected cell of desirable image and to judge that according to predefined benchmark the kind of document is to have added homepage by kind of information according to the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit, any in the document of front cover and specific markers and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the importer's recognition unit of importer when the image of each this image input unit of input image information identification processing is imported, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the importer's of processing the attribute management unit of identifying information by above-mentioned importer's recognition unit, according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and importer's identifying information by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell according to the importer's of above-mentioned attribute management unit identifying information by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment from memory image, select desirable image selected cell and by the output mode indication information that input pattern indication information and image request ground according to above-mentioned attribute management unit come judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not select from above-mentioned temporary according to the Pixel Information converter unit of output mode indication information conversion Pixel Information and when the requiring of image request ground arranged simultaneously desirable image and conduct by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not carry out according to predefined benchmark according to the output mode indication information simultaneously the coloured image pixel in the correction of the conversion of black and white image pixel and deep or light information some Pixel Information converter units and from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image when the requiring of image request ground arranged and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information inputting apparatus of the present invention is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and when the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information does not carry out the some Pixel Information converter units in size change over and the picture element density conversion according to the output mode indication information simultaneously according to predefined benchmark and the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
In addition, according to the present invention, in order to address the above problem, image information input method of the present invention is characterised in that: comprise the step of input picture in advance, the step of temporary transient this input picture of storage, manage the step of the attributes of images information of this temporary transient storage, by according to above-mentioned attribute information according to image request ground show the memory image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage allow the user from memory image, select the step of desirable image and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from the image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage, select and by network to the step of image request ground transmission by the image of user's selection.
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Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the system configuration of the expression intraoffice network of using image information inputting apparatus of the present invention and method.
Fig. 2 is the figure that schematically shows the outward appearance of apparatus of the present invention.
Fig. 3 is the figure of picture of the guidance panel of the expression control board 203 that utilizes image input operation unit 105 control.
Fig. 4 is the figure of expression by the example of the admin table 400 of image attributes administrative unit 106 management.
Fig. 5 is that the figure of the example of picture 500 is indicated in the input of the above-mentioned various application programs of expression input indication operating unit 111.
Fig. 6 is the block diagram of the details of expression transmitted image judging unit 107.
To be expression receive control unit 108 to image to Fig. 7 (a) that the figure that communication delivery unit 701 and image show the example of indicating member 702 is set, and Fig. 7 (b) is the figure that is shown the example that indicating member 702 is indicated with illustrated arrow 718 to the user by the demonstration of the image 711～717 that carries out selecting by image in display frame 710.
Fig. 8 is the figure of the internal structure of presentation video transmit control unit 104.
Below, with reference to the description of drawings embodiments of the invention.
Fig. 1 is the block diagram of the system configuration of the expression intraoffice network of using image information inputting apparatus of the present invention and method.
In Fig. 1, the 100th, network sweep apparatus of the present invention, this network sweep apparatus 100 is made of each unit shown in 101～106.
That is, the 101st, image fetching unit.
In addition, the 102nd, temporary transient temporary of storing the image that reads by image fetching unit 101.
In addition, the 103rd, control image fetching unit 101 and temporary 102 make image fetching unit 101 carry out the image input and simultaneously it are transmitted the image Input Control Element of storing to temporary 102.
In addition, the 105th, the user carries out in the control of the guidance panel of the previous action of image-input device, judges that the image Input Control Element 103 of its indication and control low level carries out the image input operation unit that image is imported.
In addition, the 104th, control temporary 102 and network communication unit 112 transmit the image of input and the image transmit control unit of carrying to its requirement ground to network.
In addition, the 106th, to image managements input its user name and the picture sizes of the temporary transient storage of temporary 102, read the image attributes administrative unit of image attributes such as density, colour or black and white.
In addition, the 107th, judge the transmitted image judging unit of next transmitted image according to the image attributes of image attributes administrative unit 106 or indication as requested.
On the other hand, 110 presentation videos require the device on ground, and the device 110 on this image request ground is made of each unit shown in 108,109,111.
That is, the 108th, Control Network communication unit 112 and image storage unit 109 receives the image that sends from network and the image that stores into the image storage unit 109 receives control unit.
In addition, the 111st, the input indication operating unit that the input unit of the network sweep apparatus 100 in the network is carried out the operation of requested image input.
The device 110 on network sweep apparatus 100 and image request ground carries out the transmission of image, the exchange of various control informations by network communication unit 112.
Fig. 2 is the figure that schematically shows the outward appearance of apparatus of the present invention, and image input unit 200 is a plurality of input indication operating unit 206 common uses.
Image input unit 200 and a plurality of input indication operating unit 206, both sides connect by network 205.
In the image input unit 200 201 is image fetching units, and this image fetching unit 201 is controlled by the control board shown in 203.
This control board 203 carries out a series of controls by carrying each control unit shown in Figure 1.
In the image input unit 200 202 is guidance panels that the user operates, and the setting of read mode, the input of user ID, reads to carry out and operation such as begins and all carry out on this panel.
Below, each action and content of operation are described.
At first, Fig. 3 represents the picture by the guidance panel of the control board 203 of image input operation unit 105 control.
Fig. 3 (a) is the initial picture 300 of guidance panel.
Here, the image input 301 that utilizes scanner in the initial picture 300 is described, but, as shown in the initial picture 300, also can carry the copy function of the printer that connects original copy duplicating 302 or facsimile machine (FAX) function that is connected with the public line net of original copy transmission 303.
For example, if indicated the images such as touch pad in the initial picture 300 to import 301, just become the picture 310 of the image input pattern shown in the indicator diagram 3 (b).
Here, indicated user name 311 in the picture 310 of indicating image input pattern, read concentration 312, read size 313 and colour or black and white read the input pattern shown in the original copy 314 after, just carry out the image input by pressing start button 320.
Like this, image input operation unit 105 as Input Control Element 103, makes image fetching unit 101 read according to the read mode of appointment with regard to control chart, and the image that reads is temporarily stored in the temporary 102.
Like this, when input normally finished, image input operation unit 105 was just logined the user name of read mode and this read mode of indication with the filename of the image of temporary 102 storages as the image attributes of this image to image attributes administrative unit 106.
Fig. 4 is the example of expression by the admin table 400 of image attributes administrative unit 106 management.
Here, read mode 405 is by reading concentration 312, reading the read mode shown in the original copy 314 that reads of size 313, colour or black and white.
In addition, image file name 402 is image file names of storing with the form of file in temporary 102.
And when front pointer 401 is to indicate the indicating device that should transmit which image as the function of feature of the present invention when the user of input picture claims, it is by 107 decisions of transmitted image judging unit.
In addition, in admin table 400, also be provided with input date 403, user name 404, cognizance code 406.
Secondly, when utilizing this image, the user can for example want to use as view data or want to give that keyword etc. is logined or send requirement according to various requirements from various application programs for the utilization again of document adds character identification function (OCR) etc. to database as the document file by the general application program of PC etc.
The device 110 on image request ground for example is PC, and image receives control unit 108, image storage unit 109 is exactly the control unit on it, the above-mentioned various application programs of input indication operating unit 111 expressions.
Fig. 5 represents the example of input indication picture 500 of the above-mentioned various application programs of this input indication operating unit 111.
Here, application program represents to import the file edit menu 501 in the indication picture 500, receives control unit 108 by the operation control chart picture with the input of the image shown in the arrow, proposes image by network 112 to image transmit control unit 104 and transmits requirement.
104 pairs of judged results that should require according to transmitted image judging unit 107 of image transmit control unit are taken out image from temporary 102, and receive control unit 108 transmission to image.
In image receives control unit 108, become and receive this image and according to the above-mentioned application storage of input indication operating unit 111 handling process in the image storage unit 109.
Below, transmitted image judging unit 107 is described.
Fig. 6 represents the detailed diagram of this transmitted image judging unit 107.
The 601st, the information exchange unit of image transmit control unit 104, image attributes administrative unit 106.
603～605 is respectively judging unit.
This information exchange unit 601 just turns round from image transmit control unit 104 when the device 110 from image request ground sends image request, require image attributes to image attributes administrative unit 106, use each judging unit 603～605 to judge to select which image according to user's indication, update image attribute management unit 106 when front pointer 401, and OK turned back to image transmit control unit 104.
Image transmit control unit 104 takes out the image file name of giving when front pointer 401 in the image file name from admin table 400 402 as described above, reads and transmits from temporary 102.
Memory image shows on the device 110 on image request ground judging unit 603 by making, should select which image to user's indication, and the result is being reflected on front pointer 401.
This can be shown in Fig. 7 (a) like that, communication delivery unit 701 and image be set show that indicating member 702 realizes by image being received control unit 108.
That is, according to the indication of judging unit 603, the image that image transmit control unit 104 is selected from temporary 102 to select shows that to image indicating member 702 transmits.
In image shows indicating member 702, shown in Fig. 7 (b) like that, for example demonstration by the image 711～717 that carries out selecting in display frame 710 can be indicated to the user with illustrated arrow 718.
Communication delivery unit 701 is this result notification judging unit 603, judging unit 603 via 601 pairs of these image settings of information exchange unit by the admin table 400 of image attributes administrative unit 106 management when front pointer 401.
The application program of input indication operating unit 111 is handled by carrying out common image input, can obtain the image of having given when front pointer 401.
The network scanner that this expression need not utilize this having is done any change, just can use the application program of input indication operating unit 111 easily.
The internal structure of Fig. 8 presentation video transmit control unit 104.
The 801st, above-mentioned image transmit control unit has the feature of having carried by the unit of the image processing function shown in 802,803.
The 802nd, Pixel Information converter unit, the 803rd, picture element density converter unit.
Above-mentioned image shows the image 711～717 of indicating member 702, preferably knows the downscaled images of the content of image in operation at a glance, so, must after original image is carried out size change over, flow to image for this reason and show indicating member 702.
What carry out this processing is picture element density converter unit 803.
Image transmit control unit 104 has the content that requires according to the device 110 on image request ground, selects Pixel Information converter unit 802 and picture element density converter unit 803 to carry out the function of conversion and transmitted image.
Secondly, judging unit 604 has basis is automatically selected image from the moment of input dates 403 input picture of the admin table 400 of image attributes administrative unit 106 function.
The selection of this judging unit 604 has 3 benchmark.
Automatically select one to be that up-to-date image, one are that the oldest image, one are the images of importing in during preassigned.
Indicated by the other selected cell (not shown) of having prepared the some selection references in these 3 benchmark, judging unit 604 carries out the judgement of the automatic selection of above-mentioned image according to this indication result.
For example, when selection reference is up-to-date image, just carry out the image input by network sweep apparatus 100, when wanting from the device 110 on image request ground this image of taking-up, judging unit 604 just in input picture from up-to-date beginning selective sequential image.
In addition, when selection reference is the oldest image, on the contrary, judging unit 604 just in input picture from the oldest beginning selective sequential image.
In addition, selection reference be appointment during in image the time, just this period in from up-to-date～the oldest beginning selective sequential image.
Judging unit 605 has the function that the preassigned image of identification is selected.
In Fig. 6, the 606th, recognition image information be homepage still be document demonstration or whether added the recognition unit of the mark of appointment in advance.
Usually, realize carrying out high-precision identification, also can on network 112, utilize the function of execution recognition units 606 such as other servers in order to utilize OCR, mark reader (OMR), bar code reader (BCR) and their combination.
For example, when input picture, judging unit 604 is discerned with regard to making recognition unit 606 immediately, judges with above-mentioned which is corresponding or not corresponding with which, and it is signed in in the cognizance code 406 in the admin table 400.
Judging unit 604, just will be worked as front pointer 401 and give this image when having indicated determination methods according to the indication of the device 110 on image request ground.
That judging unit 605 is judged according to the user identifier of input when the input is consistent with the user who claims/inconsistent, and give when front pointer 401.
When the appointment of front pointer 401 can be the structure that " image of designated user ", " image beyond the designated user ", " user A and user B " wait softnesses.
As the present invention, with network sweep apparatus 100 in advance input image information in the device 110 on image request ground, utilize the form of this image information then, improved operating efficiency significantly, but the input pattern of the input pattern during sometimes with network sweep apparatus 100 input when utilizing it is not necessarily consistent.
For example, though be with colored input,, in utilizing its form, can use black and white, perhaps, though with picture element density 600dpi input,, in utilizing its form, 100dpi is just enough.
Another feature of the present invention has exactly and automatically absorbs these input pictures and the different function that requires image.
As previously mentioned, the inside of image transmit control unit 104 has function shown in Figure 8.
Wherein, Pixel Information converter unit 802 has following function.
(1) extracts the function that is transformed to black and white image by the brightness composition of a plurality of the coloured images that constitute out;
(2) give colored function according to the concentration of black and white image;
(3) gray-scale pixels is transformed to the function of dither or error diffusion image;
(4) the gray scale color pixel is transformed to the function of dither or error diffusion colour element.
On the other hand, picture element density converter unit 803 for example is transformed to picture element density 600dpi 300dpi or 300dpi is transformed to 400dpi according to the indication conversion picture element density of the device 110 on image request ground.
Image transmit control unit 801 will compare from this attributes of images that requires specification and temporary 102 to store about image attributes of device 110 output on image request ground, and the device 110 of image to image request ground that just will use Pixel Information converter unit 802, picture element density converter unit 803 or both to carry out after the conversion process when needing conversion transmits processing.
Embodiment according to the invention described above, even for the total image-input device that connects by network, not only also can easily use on the same ground with the local scanner that individually is connected, but also the input picture of going ahead of the rest can be carried out various conversion, just can import the image that all application program is used, thereby can realize far away than the apparatus and method that have earlier image information inputting apparatus and method easily by input once.
More than, embodiments of the invention have been described, the present invention includes following image information inputting apparatus and method.
(1) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, manage the attributes of images information's attribute management unit of this temporary storage, allow when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and from above-mentioned temporary, to select by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection by the user.
(2) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
(3) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit is allowed by the user from selecting the selected cell of desirable image and judge that according to predefined benchmark input time is up-to-date by the time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit the memory image by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground, some in the oldest and fixed time scope and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
(4) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell according to the kind of information of the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
(5) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, allow by the user by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document and from memory image, to select the selected cell of desirable image and to judge that according to predefined benchmark the kind of document is to have added homepage by kind of information according to the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit, any in the document of front cover and specific markers and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
(6) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the importer's recognition unit of importer when the image of each this image input unit of input image information identification processing is imported, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the importer's of processing the attribute management unit of identifying information by above-mentioned importer's recognition unit, according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and importer's identifying information by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow from above-mentioned temporary, select when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell according to the importer's of above-mentioned attribute management unit identifying information by the user and by network to the image transmission unit of image request ground transmission by the image of this selected cell selection.
(7) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the in advance image input block of input picture, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input block, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input block of temporary transient storage, manage the storage of this temporary image attribute information and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground allow by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment from memory image, select desirable image selected cell and by the output mode indication information that input pattern indication information and image request ground according to above-mentioned attribute management unit come judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not select from above-mentioned temporary according to the Pixel Information converter unit of output mode indication information conversion Pixel Information and when the requiring of image request ground arranged simultaneously desirable image and conduct by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
(8) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not carry out according to predefined benchmark according to the output mode indication information simultaneously the coloured image pixel in the correction of the conversion of black and white image pixel and deep or light information some Pixel Information converter units and from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image when the requiring of image request ground arranged and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
(9) image information inputting apparatus is characterised in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and when the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information does not carry out the some Pixel Information converter units in size change over and the picture element density conversion according to the output mode indication information simultaneously according to predefined benchmark and the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
(10) the image information input method is characterised in that: comprise the step of input picture in advance, the step of temporary transient this input picture of storage, manage the step of the attributes of images information of this temporary transient storage, by according to above-mentioned attribute information according to image request ground show the memory image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage allow the user from memory image, select the step of desirable image and when the requiring of image request ground arranged, from the image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage, select and by network to the step of image request ground transmission by the image of user's selection.
Therefore, as mentioned above, according to the present invention, even for the total scanner that is connected with network, also can adopt and with the equal above operating environment of locally-attached scanner, as the work of office, can provide the image information inputting apparatus and the method for the needs that satisfy the purposes of using scanner input image information fulfillment databaseization or handling a large amount of image/document that utilizes again as document.

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1. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, manage the attributes of images information's attribute management unit of this temporary storage, allow that by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground the image of selecting to be selected by this selected cell when being selected the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged from memory image by the user is by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit from above-mentioned temporary.
2. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, allow by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and from above-mentioned temporary, to select the image selected by this selected cell when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and having by judging and by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground from the requiring of image request ground according to the time information of above-mentioned attribute management unit by the user.
3. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the temporary of the input picture of temporary transient this image input unit of storage, the attribute management unit of the time information of the image of this temporary storage of management input, time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit is allowed by the user from selecting the selected cell of desirable image and judge that according to predefined benchmark input time is up-to-date by the time information according to above-mentioned attribute management unit the memory image by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground, the image that some in the oldest and fixed time scope and selecting from above-mentioned temporary when having from the requiring of image request ground selected by this selected cell and by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
4. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, allow by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document and from above-mentioned temporary, to select the image selected by this selected cell when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and the requiring of image request ground arranged by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell according to the kind of information of the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit and by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground by the user.
5. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, each input image information identification is handled the document recognition unit of the kind of document according to the input image information of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the attribute management unit of kind of information of the document of processing by above-mentioned document recognition unit, allow by the user by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the kind of information of the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and document and from memory image, to select the selected cell of desirable image and to judge that according to predefined benchmark the kind of document is to have added homepage by kind of information according to the document of above-mentioned attribute management unit, the image that any in the document of front cover and specific markers and selecting from above-mentioned temporary when having from the requiring of image request ground selected by this selected cell and by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
6. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, the importer's recognition unit of importer when the image of each this image input unit of input image information identification processing is imported, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and discern the importer's of processing the attribute management unit of identifying information by above-mentioned importer's recognition unit, allow by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and importer's identifying information and from above-mentioned temporary, to select the image selected by this selected cell when from memory image, selecting the selected cell of desirable image and having by judging the image of selecting by this selected cell and by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground from the requiring of image request ground according to the importer's of above-mentioned attribute management unit identifying information by the user.
7. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of image when input input pattern of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not select from above-mentioned temporary according to the Pixel Information converter unit of output mode indication information conversion Pixel Information with when having simultaneously from the requiring of image request ground desirable image and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
8. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of input pattern in image when input of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information do not carry out according to predefined benchmark according to the output mode indication information simultaneously the coloured image pixel in the correction of the conversion of black and white image pixel and deep or light information some Pixel Information converter units and from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image when having from the requiring of image request ground and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
9. an image information inputting apparatus is characterized in that: have the image input unit of input picture in advance, indicate the input pattern indicating member of input pattern in image when input of this image input unit, the temporary of the input picture of the above-mentioned image input unit of temporary transient storage, manage the attributes of images information of this temporary storage and by the attribute management unit of the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned input pattern indicating member indication, allow the selected cell of from memory image, selecting desirable image by the user according to the output mode indication information of appointment by the memory image that shows above-mentioned temporary storage on image request ground according to the attribute information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and input pattern indication information, by the output mode indication information that comes according to the input pattern indication information of above-mentioned attribute management unit and image request ground judge the image selected by this selected cell and when the instruction content of input pattern indication information and output mode indication information does not carry out the some Pixel Information converter units in size change over and the picture element density conversion according to the output mode indication information simultaneously according to predefined benchmark and the requiring of image request ground arranged, from above-mentioned temporary, select desirable image and as by above-mentioned Pixel Information converter unit according to the Pixel Information of output mode indication information conversion by the image transmission unit of network to the transmission of image request ground.
10. image information input method is characterized in that: comprise the step of input picture in advance, temporarily store this input picture step, manage the step of the attributes of images information of this temporary transient storage, by showing that according to image request ground the memory image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage allows that the user selects the step of desirable image and selects by the image of user's selection and by the step of network to the transmission of image request ground from memory image when having from the requiring of image request ground from the image of above-mentioned temporary transient storage according to above-mentioned attribute information.
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